Not much to update this week. I have made a commitment recently that I am beginning to realise is a primarily a commitment to feeling as though I always have more to do. Because I am, by nature, a worrier this means that I have been doing a lot of worrying recently. On the other hand, I do enjoy feeling busy sometimes. It’s almost as though the more work I take on, the more energy I find I have. As long as I’m not mistaking fraying for flourishing it should all work out okay.

I’ve hit a bit of a roadblock with writing in a generative sense. When I’m responding or summarising or reviewing the words are usually there. I have something concrete to grab onto to drag myself forward. Working on my own stuff is like attempting to walk on ice, there’s no friction.

Reading: A bit more Wittgenstein, scepticism, epistemology stuff. And some philosophy of emotion, again. There are some interesting parallels. I think that there’s something to be said for the certainty with which people experience emotions that could help to bring some of these areas of scholarship together. I also finally finished the Verso collection of Marx’s Political Writings. The title doesn’t lie: It does contain the major, most obviously political works. I’d like to read up more on his views on the American Civil War, and the changes in his views on imperialism and colonialism. I know that there are a few collections floating around that have collected that stuff that I might pick up. On the other hand, I could just go straight to the MECW. We’ll see.